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| Police investigate city body find | Police investigate city body find |
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| The circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body in the Mount area of east Belfast are being investigated, police have said. | The circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body in the Mount area of east Belfast are being investigated, police have said. |
| The body was discovered in a courtyard at the rear of a block of flats at Pottinger House shortly before 1800 BST on Monday. | The body was discovered in a courtyard at the rear of a block of flats at Pottinger House shortly before 1800 BST on Monday. |
| One man has been arrested and is helping police with their enquiries. | One man has been arrested and is helping police with their enquiries. |
| A PSNI spokesman said the investigation was at an early stage and no more details were available. | |
| Police and forensic officers on Monday night spent several hours at the scene, which is in a gated block of flats in east Belfast close to the city centre. | |
| The police have declined to comment on reports that the victim had been dismembered and the remains left in a wheelie bin. | |
| It is understood, however, that investigating officers have not, so far, been able to identify the victim or establish whether the body is that of a man or a woman. |